Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making
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ISBN: 9781337115773
Author: Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 7MCQ
The key difference between residual income and EVA is that EVA
- a. uses the actual cost of capital for the company rather than a minimum required cost of capital.
- b. uses the minimum required cost of capital for a company rather than the actual percentage cost of capital.
- c. is a ratio rather than an absolute dollar amount.
- d. cannot be negative.
- e. There is no difference between residual income and EVA.
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Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making
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